Posts Tagged ‘photography’
Algorithm ‘learns’ to fix up grainy photos
U. TEXAS – AUSTIN (US) — A new, free website provides tools to “de-noise” photos, such as removing imperfections from low light, and to enlarge images without losing picture quality. Continue…
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 16:41 - 2 Comments
Science & Technology - Apr 5, 2013 16:00 - 2 Comments
Encryption tool keeps online photos private
USC (US) — A new tool encrypts part of a photo to keep it secure, but leaves enough data unencrypted that the image can still be used by services like Facebook and Flickr. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 26, 2013 11:51 - 1 Comment
Tourists’ photos could aid whale shark research
U. FLORIDA (US) — Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish, but the body of scientific knowledge surrounding them is surprisingly small. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 12, 2013 11:59 - 1 Comment
Live embryo images hint at birth defect origins
USC (US) — Scientists have used time-lapse photography to discover clues about the development of the head at the cellular level, which could lead to a better understanding of how organs and birth defects form in people. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 11, 2013 12:49 - 1 Comment
World’s saltiest pond hints at early Mars
BROWN (US) — Time-lapse photography of Antarctica’s Don Juan Pond, the most saline natural body of water on Earth, suggests that such ponds could be possible on Mars. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 30, 2012 16:44 - 0 Comments
Robots built to take photos of ‘tricky’ ocean floor
STANFORD (US) — New underwater vehicles can photograph regions of the ocean floor that were once considered too risky. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 27, 2012 6:23 - 0 Comments
Why close-ups make us seem ‘warped’
CALTECH (US) — A warping effect may explain why people in close-up photos are judged less trustworthy and less attractive, researchers say. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 12, 2012 15:26 - 5 Comments
What makes a Facebook profile pic more likable?
U. MISSOURI (US) — People with Facebook profile photos that include social cues are perceived to be more physically and socially attractive than people with simple headshots for profile pics. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 9, 2012 16:50 - 0 Comments
Software captures core of city’s unique style
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — New software can automatically detect the sometimes-subtle features—like street signs and balcony railings—that give Paris and other cities their distinctive looks. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 8, 2012 9:26 - 0 Comments
Mars camera snaps photo of dangling rover
U. ARIZONA (US) — While the rover Curiosity hurtled toward the ground at twice the speed of sound, another spacecraft snapped a photo of the rover dangling from its parachute. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 21, 2011 13:44 - 3 Comments
Eyeball camera zooms, zooms, zooms
NORTHWESTERN / U. ILLINOIS (US) — The first curvilinear camera may resemble the human eye, but it does something the eye can’t: it zooms. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 28, 2010 13:01 - 0 Comments
Fruit fly embryo in focus
U. SHEFFIELD (US) — This image of a fruit fly embryo was taken when it was only 20 hours old and about the size of a needle’s eye. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 20, 2009 16:53 - 2 Comments
Geo-maps help preserve Egyptian tombs
PENN STATE (US)—Photography and detailed geological mapping may help curators protect ancient Egyptian tombs, some of which lie on fracture traces that are natural entry points for water—and potential flood damage. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 17, 2009 19:58 - 5 Comments
Photo reveals Africa’s cryptic cat
YALE (US)—An anthropologist has captured photographic images of a rare, cougar-like cat ranging at night in an endangered Ugandan forest. (more…)
Best of 2009 - Sep 15, 2009 5:00 - 4 Comments
BEST OF 2009: Not a monster. It’s Frankencamera
STANFORD (US)—A team of photo scientists is reinventing digital photography with the introduction of an open-source camera. Dubbed “Frankencamera,” the prototype will give programmers around the world the chance to create software that will teach cameras new tricks. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 13, 2009 16:10 - 0 Comments
Digital gallery reveals young, hopeful Castro
DUKE (US)—Candid photos of Fidel Castro taken in 1964 by journalist Deena Stryker are part of a new digital collection at Duke University available online. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 29, 2009 14:46 - 0 Comments
Say cheese! Scrambled light’s super-crisp shots
PRINCETON (US)—In photography, there are always trade-offs—zoom in for detail or go wide to capture the scene. An imaging method developed by Princeton University researchers could lead to lenses that reveal all parts of a panorama at once in high detail. The technique is designed to enhance resolution using normal light, allowing scientists to build microscopes and devices capable of so-called super-resolution. (more…)
